Symons, editor in chief of Denver Biz Journal forerunner, dies at 90
Cle Cervi Symons, who was editor of Cervi’s Rocky Mountain Journal, the predecessor to the Denver Business Journal, died Dec. 30 at the age of 90. An obituary states, “She attended St. Mary’s Academy; received her BA in Journalism from the University of Colorado Boulder in 1956; and spent a decade in Manhattan after graduation. […]
PCWorld executive editor Ung dies at 58
PCWorld executive editor Gordon Mah Ung, a tireless journalist we once described as a founding father of hardcore tech journalism, passed away over the weekend after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Jon Phillips of PCWorld writes, “With more than 25 years’ experience covering computer tech broadly and computer chips specifically, Gordon’s dogged reporting, one-of-a-kind personality, and commitment […]
Felcyn, longtime BusinessWeek editor, has died
Keith Felcyn, a longtime editor at BusinessWeek magazine, died on Dec. 10 in Greenwich, Connecticut, where he lived since 1975. He was 92. Felcyn worked as a senior editor and chief of correspondents for BusinessWeek magazine for 41 years. He also was manager of the Milwaukee bureau and the Chicago bureau. While in Chicago, he […]
Keehn, director of special projects at Consumer Reports, dies at 64
Joel Keehn, director of special projects at Consumer Reports, has died at the age of 64 from injuries sustained in a fall. An obituary states, “He was born in New Delhi, India on May 16th, 1960, the sixth and youngest child of Martha McKee Keehn and Thomas B. Keehn. He graduated from PS 101, Russell […]
Worley, ACBJ co-founder, has died
William “Doc” Worley, one of the co-founders of the Kansas City Business Journal and parent American City Business Journals, has died. A veterinarian, Worley established a clinic in Lee’s Summit, Missouri. Over the next 10 years, six additional clinics opened. As the practices were staffed with other vets, Worley went on to other entrepreneurial activities, […]
Econ Reporting Hardship Program sets up Ledbetter Fund
Author and editor James Ledbetter was a beloved friend, Economic Hardship Reporting Project Board member and key ally in the fight for a more just America. He was a wildly generous editor and mentor to other journalists, most notably to those who have historically found the media industry less than hospitable, starting with the distaff […]
How Ledbetter got interested in business journalism
Richard Sandomir of The New York Times looks at the career of business journalist James Ledbetter, who died last week at the age of 60. Sandomir writes, “Ledbetter was a senior editor at Time magazine; a web editor at Fortune and later the editor of The Big Money, a business spinoff of Slate, the online magazine. The […]
NYC event to honor Ledbetter is next week
Paul Smalera has organized a gathering of James Ledbetter‘s friends and colleagues—open to all who knew, worked with, and loved him—to share stories about this phenomenal editor, journalist, author and “incredibly special human being,” who passed away suddenly on Oct. 28. Please RSVP here. Details: Wednesday, Nov. 6, starting at 5 p.m. Connolly’s Pub […]
Ledbetter: Insatiably curious and committed to journalism
Holly Sraeel of the FIN newsletter writes about its founder, James Ledbetter, who died earlier this week at the age of 60. Sraeel writes, “Until he died, Jim remained insatiably curious, articulate and committed to all of this in his work as a journalist, editor, book author and mentor extraordinaire to so many journalists with […]
The greatness of working for Jim Ledbetter
Graham Winfrey, the features editor for Inc. magazine, writes about its former editor in chief James Ledbetter, who died this week at the age of 60. Winfrey writes, “He arrived at Inc. in 2014 and quickly earned a reputation as an approachable leader who inspired others to do their best work. He trusted young reporters with […]
